It is shameful to hear that about 5000 goats were slaughtered on friday as part of a temple festival at Poosariyur in Tamilnadu State. The priests, deevotees, and childless women were consumed the blood to invoke the blessings of the deity.
In the morning devotees started gathering with baby goats and they were sacrificed at the temple altar and the priests drunk the blood of a few animals and handed over rest to the devotees. The meat was distributed free of cost to all on the belief that eating meat will protect them from cronic diseases.
This type of cruel worship may be happening in other areas of various states without came to light. I didn't hear in my life about this type of cruel worship. This is happening due to the lack of proper education.
It is seriously be noted that this type of cruel activities are happening in a temple premises and the priest is also a part of this cruel activity. In Kerala, Temple and its premises should be maintained in a good manner and there are some limitation that people to be observed while entering in a temple and its premises.
Last month, in Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district, a hartal was announced in connection with the disputes between devotees and some people about the killing of a cow in a temple premises. If this incident is happening in any part of Kerala, it would definitely become a national issue.
The serious thing is to be noted that there is no objection is seen from any section of the people/authorities about the killing of about 5000 goats as part of a temple festival, including Menaka Gandhi who always protests against this type of cruel activities against animals. It is really shameful.
In my opinion the authorities should immediately impose a ban on the killing of animals as part of temple festival or any other means of beliefs and to take necessary steps to educate people in the locality about this cruel way of worship.
Hope this will happening in future, if authorities should seriously think about this cruelty against poor animals.
The serious thing is to be noted that there is no objection is seen from any section of the people/authorities about the killing of about 5000 goats as part of a temple festival, including Menaka Gandhi who always protests against this type of cruel activities against animals. It is really shameful.
In my opinion the authorities should immediately impose a ban on the killing of animals as part of temple festival or any other means of beliefs and to take necessary steps to educate people in the locality about this cruel way of worship.
Hope this will happening in future, if authorities should seriously think about this cruelty against poor animals.
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